Teacher Guide

Brave New World Lesson Plan

Bringing in Technology

Some classroom activities and homework assignments will require students to use the internet for research. This should be encouraged as much as possible. You will want to advise your students as to how to distinguish between a legitimate source (for example, a scholarly journal, published interview, news article or university website) and a discreditable one (for example, a forum page or a blog).

Much of this chapter deals with emotional suppression. Bernard experiences emotions such as longing, embarrassment, tension, and disappointment while Lenina suppresses all emotions before they can surface. Bernard rejects the social conditioning...